Supreme Court Modifies Visitation Rights in Child Custody Case: Sugirtha vs. Gowtham (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the appropriate location for visitation rights in child custody cases. CASE TYPE: Family Law, Child Custody. Case Name: Sugirtha vs. Gowtham. Judgment Date: 20 December 2024 Date of the Judgment: 20 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1036 Judges: Vikram […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Suit as Barred by Limitation: Shri Mukund Bhavan Trust vs. Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayan Raje Pratapsinh Maharaj Bhonsle (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for declaration of ownership and possession of land is barred by limitation when the plaintiff’s predecessors did not challenge prior registered sale deeds and court decrees for several decades.
Supreme Court Orders Regularization of Long-Serving Part-Time Workers: Jaggo vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether long-serving part-time employees performing essential duties are entitled to regularization. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Jaggo vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 20 December 2024 Date of the Judgment: 20 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC
Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Parents-in-Law in Cruelty and Abortion Case Date of the Judgment: 20 December 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 1019 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can parents-in-law be held liable for cruelty and forced abortion based on vague allegations? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question, quashing
Supreme Court Restores Compensation for Land Acquisition in Haryana: Kamla Devi vs. State of Haryana (2024) Date of the Judgment: 20 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1028 Judges: Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan When land is acquired by the government, how should compensation be determined? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court Clarifies Stamp Duty on Consent Decrees in Property Disputes: Mukesh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether stamp duty is applicable to a consent decree that recognizes pre-existing rights over immovable property. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Stamp Duty Case Name: Mukesh vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Charges: Prakash & Ors vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused can be charged under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for abetment to suicide when there is a significant time gap between the alleged instigation and the act of suicide. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court Upholds Divorce Decree Citing Cruelty and Irretrievable Breakdown: Amutha vs. A.R. Subramanian (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether filing false complaints and prolonged separation constitute cruelty and grounds for divorce. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Law Case Name: Amutha vs. A.R. Subramanian [Judgment Date]: 19 December 2024 Date of the Judgment: 19 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC
Supreme Court quashes charges against accused in NDPS case, relying on lack of evidence: Karan Talwar vs State of Tamil Nadu (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can be charged under Section 27(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 based solely on a co-accused’s confession. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Karan
Supreme Court Orders Speedy Trial in Witchcraft Case Involving Disrobing of Women: Rajeev Kumar Upadhyay vs. Srikanth Upadhyay (2024) INSC 1008 (19 December 2024) Date of the Judgment: 19 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1008 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J. and Sanjay Karol, J. Can accusations of witchcraft justify the public humiliation and disrobing of women?
Supreme Court Upholds Charges Against Wife in Disproportionate Assets Case: State of Orissa vs. Pratima Behera (2024) Date of the Judgment: December 19, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1010 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J. and Sanjay Karol, J. Can a wife be charged with abetting her husband’s corruption if she possesses assets disproportionate to her known income?
Supreme Court Allows Voluntary Retirement for Absentee Doctors, Denies Back Pay (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of employment of doctors who remained absent from duty, without deciding on their pending Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) applications, was justified under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of U.P.
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